Ryanair B738 near Milan on Sep 7th 2012, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: September 7, 2012 / 14:31:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 7, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-7898

Departure
Pula, Croatia

Aircraft Registration
EI-ESM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-ESM performing flight FR-7898 from Pula (Croatia) to Oslo Rygge (Norway) with 124 passengers, was enroute at FL380 about 120nm northeast of Milan Bergamo Airport (Italy) when a mechanical problem prompted the crew to shut an engine (CFM56) down and divert to Milan Bergamo Airport for a safe landing on runway 28 about 40 minutes later.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-EBR is currently on approach to Rygge Airport estimated to arrive with a delay of 3 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 7, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-7898

Departure
Pula, Croatia

Aircraft Registration
EI-ESM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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